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Ashy starling Ashy Starling,Cosmopsarus unicolor,Geotagged,South Africa,Spring Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Ashy starling

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Wow...one can see why its called ashy. Promoted! Posted 12 years ago
  2. View Ludo Sak's profile
    Ludo Sak
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    Claire, one of the best bird shots I saw of late. Beautiful crisp, magnificent bokeh background. Could you perhaps tell me more as of the latter? The Ashy is on a wooden table I guess? 7D is excellent in 1000 iso range, did not know that. I tend to shoot at 100 or 200 iso, but that really limits the shots one makes. I'm going to reconsider (60D myself). Posted 12 years ago
  3. View Claire Hamilton's profile
    Claire Hamilton
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    Wow, thank you!
    I have not had the 7D long, just stepped up from an old 400D so still on a learning curve. I read that the lens I am using (100-400L USM) gives great bokeh and its certainly delivering.
    A lot of the photos I take are in terrible conditions, dark forests with shards of bright light and subjects that just won't sit still, so I tend to use a high ISO to give me the shutter speed I need. I have had a lot of ghastly mistakes with backgrounds badly flared but I think I am getting there!
    I just love the 7D, its giving some awesome results and the lens is just amazing. Even though it is heavy, the image stabiliser works a treat handheld which is a bonus as I find a tripod too restricting. The Ashy is sat on a pole around a balcony type thing so very pleased the way the background has blurred making it look a bit more natural.     Posted 12 years ago

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The Ashy Starling

The Ashy Starling is a species of starling in the Sturnidae family. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania.

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Similar species: Perching Birds
Species identified by Claire Hamilton
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By Claire Hamilton

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Uploaded Dec 22, 2012. Captured Dec 22, 2012 09:47 in Unnamed Road, South Africa.
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  • Canon EOS 7D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/83s
  • ISO1000
  • 400mm